A Frenchman - 2019

In 1957 French student Pierre Durand comes to Moscow to do an internship at Moscow State University. Here he meets ballerina Kira Galkina and photographer Valera Uspenskiy. With them he discovers the cultural side of Moscow — not just the traditional one, but the underground one as well. During his year in Russia’s capital Pierre lives an entirely different life than what he’s used to. But the internship and the experience of the Soviet people’s way of life are not the only things Pierre is after. He’s searching for his father, White officer Tatishchev, who was arrested in the 1930s.

128min
2019
16+
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Nina Drobysheva profile pictureNina DrobyshevaOlga Kirillovna
Natalya Tenyakova profile pictureNatalya TenyakovaMariya Kirillovna
Roman Madyanov profile pictureRoman MadyanovChukhnovskiy
Mikhail Efremov profile pictureMikhail EfremovUspenskiy's father
Valentina Mazunina profile pictureValentina Mazuninawoman, meeting Pierre at the airport
Mariya Berdinskikh profile pictureMariya BerdinskikhChukhnovskiy's daughter
Yelena Voronchikhina profile pictureYelena Voronchikhinacommandant of the dorm
Oleg Novikov profile pictureOleg NovikovKrivoruchko
Darya Konyzheva profile pictureDarya Konyzhevagirl at a house party
Varvara Shmykova profile pictureVarvara Shmykovagirl at a house party
Sergey Umanov profile pictureSergey UmanovKGB's curator
Alexander Zamuraev profile pictureAlexander Zamuraevalcoholic in ushanka
Artyom Gaydukov profile pictureArtyom Gaydukovdistrict militia officer
Liliya Bagirova profile pictureLiliya BagirovaVolodya's wife
Anastasiya Shcheglova profile pictureAnastasiya ShcheglovaSamoshkin's wife
Vladimir Lukyanchikov profile pictureVladimir Lukyanchikovsecurity guard
Alla Malkova profile pictureAlla Malkovawoman at the bread factory

About A Frenchman

A Frenchman Overview

In 1957 French student Pierre Durand comes to Moscow to do an internship at Moscow State University. Here he meets ballerina Kira Galkina and photographer Valera Uspenskiy. With them he discovers the cultural side of Moscow — not just the traditional one, but the underground one as well. During his year in Russia’s capital Pierre lives an entirely different life than what he’s used to. But the internship and the experience of the Soviet people’s way of life are not the only things Pierre is after. He’s searching for his father, White officer Tatishchev, who was arrested in the 1930s.

Age Rating: 16+
Runtime: 128min

Extra details

Original Title: Француз
Original Language: Russian
Directed By: Andrey Smirnov
Production Companies
Marmot FilmCGF FilmsValery Todorovsky Production CompanyАНО «КАДР»